Atlantic Odyssey 2008

 

 

Wildlife List Part I Ushuaia to Ascension Island

 

 

This is a list of the wildlife seen during the first part of the 2008 Atlantic Odyssey Expedition Cruise from Ushuaia, Argentina, to Ascension Island, South Atlantic, between 8 March and 9 April. The list was compiled by the WildWings tour leader Simon Cook and the passengers aboard the expedition cruise vessel Professor Molchanov. Sightings include all those around Ushuaia just before the voyage began and at all locations visited during it i.e. the Antarctic Peninsula, South Georgia, Gough Island, Tristan da Cunha, Inaccessible Island, Nightingale Island, St. Helena and Ascension Island. For relevant species, the order, taxonomy and nomenclature follow A Guide to Antarctic Wildlife by Hadoram Shirihai (A&C Black 2008).

 

Birds

 

Great Grebe -------------------------- Podiceps major

 

King Penguin ------------- Aptenodytes patagonicus

Gentoo Penguin -------------------- Pygoscelis papua

Adelie Penguin ------------------------------ P. adeliae

Chinstrap Penguin --------------------- P. Antarctica

Rockhopper Penguin -------- Eudyptes chrysocome

North. Rockhopper Penguin ---Eudyptes moseleyi

Macaroni Penguin ----------------- E. chrysolophus

Magellanic Penguin ----- Spheniscus magellanicus

 

Wandering Albatross ------------Diomedea exulans

Tristan Albatross ---------------------- D. dabbenena

Southern Royal Albatross --------- D. epomophora

Black-browed Alb. ----- Thalassarche melanophris

SalvinÕs/Wh-capped Alb. -------- T.c. salvini/ cauta

Grey-headed Albatross ------------- T. chrysostoma

Atlantic Yellow-nosed Alb. -----T. chlororhynchos

Sooty Albatross -------------------- Phoebetria fusca

Light-mantled Sooty Albatross ------P. palpebrata

 

Southern Giant Petrel ----- Macronectes giganteus

Northern Giant Petrel ----------------------- M. halli

Southern Fulmar------------ Fulmarus glacialoides

Antarctic Petrel ------------- Thalassoica antarctica

Cape Petrel (Pintado)-------------- Daption capense

Lesser Snow Petrel ------ Pagodroma [nivea] nivea

Great-winged Petrel ------ Pterodroma macroptera

White-headed Petrel -----------------------P. lessonii

Atlantic Petrel ------------------------------- P. incerta

Mottled Petrel --------------------------P. inexpectata

Kerguelen Petrel ---------------------- P. brevirostris

Soft-plumaged Petrel ----------------------- P. mollis

Blue Petrel ---------------------- Halobaena caerulea

 

Broad-billed Prion --------------- Pachyptila vittata

Antarctic Prion ---------------------------- P. desolata

Slender-billed Prion ---------------------- P. belcheri

Fairy Prion ------------------------------------ P. turtur

 

Bulwer's Petrel ------------------- Bulweria bulwerii

White-chinned Petrel -- Procellaria aequinoctialis

Spectacled Petrel ---------------------P. conspicillata

Grey Petrel ---------------------------------- P. cinerea

 

Cory's Shearwater ---------- Calonectris diomedea

Great Shearwater ------------------- Puffinus gravis

Sooty Shearwater --------------------------- P. griseus

Subantarctic Little Shearwater --------- P. elegans

 

WilsonÕs Storm-petrel -------- Oceanites oceanicus

Grey-backed Storm-petrel -------- Garrodia nereis

Black-bellied Storm-petrel ------- Fregetta tropica

White-bellied Storm-petrel ------------ F. grallaria

Madeiran Storm-petrel ----- Oceanodroma castro

LeachÕs Storm-petrel ------------------O. leucorhoa

 

South Georgian Diving-Petrel ------- P. georgicus

Common Diving-Petrel --- Pelecanoides urinatrix

Magellanic Diving-Petrel ------------- P. magellani

 

Red-billed Tropicbird -------- Phaethon aethereus

White-tailed Tropicbird ----------------- P. lepturus

Masked Booby ----------------------- Sula dactylatra

Red-footed Booby ------------------------------ S.sula

Brown Booby --------------------------- S.leucogaster

 

Olivaceous Comorant--- Phalacrocorax olivaceus

Imperial Shag ------------- Phalacrocorax atriceps

Antarctic Shag--------------------- P. bransfieldensis

South Georgia Shag------------------- P. georgianus

Rock Shag ---------------------------- P. magellanicus

 

Ascension Frigatebird -------------- Fregata aquila

 

Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax

Black-faced Ibis ----------------Theristicus caudatus

 

Upland Goose ---------------------- Chloephaga picta

Kelp Goose ---------------------------------- C. hybrida

Flying Steamer-Duck ----- Tachyeres patachonicus

Flightless Steamer-Duck ------------------ T.pteneres

Crested Duck ------------ Lophonetta specularioides

Chiloe Wigeon ---------------------------Anas sibiatrix

Speckled Teal --------------------------- A. flavirostris

South Georgia Pintail------- --A. georgica georgica

Yellow-billed Pintail ------- A. georgica spinicauda

 

Andean Condor------------------------Vultur gryphus

Turkey Vulture ----------------------- Cathartes aura

Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle Geranoaetus melanoleucus

Chilean Hawk----------------------Accipiter chilensis

Chimango Caracara ------------ Milvago chimango

White-throated Caracara --Polyborus albogularis

Southern (Crested) Caracara--- Caracara plancus

American Kestrel -------------------Falco sparverius

 

Gough Moorhen ------------------- Gallinula comeri

Common Moorhen --------------------- G. chloropus

Pale-faced Sheathbill ------------------- Chionis alba

 

Magellanic Oystercatcher Haematopus leucopodus

Blackish Oystercatcher ---------------------- H. ater

St Helena Plover (Wirebird) - Ch. sanctaehelenae

Rufous-chested Dotterel ---- Charadrius modestus

Southern Lapwing --------------- Vanellus chilensis

White-rumped Sandpiper ----- Calidris fuscicollis

 

Pale-faced Sheathbill ------------------ Chionis alba

 

Brown Skua ------Catharacta antarctica lonnbergi

Tristan Skua ----------------------------C. a hamiltoni

South Polar Skua ------------------- C. maccormicki

Chilean Skua ------------------------------ C. chilensis

Pomarine Skua ---------- Stercorarius pomararinus

Arctic Skua ------------------------------ S. parasiticus

Long-tailed Skua --------------------- S. longicaudus

 

Dolphin Gull -------------------------- Larus scoresbii

Kelp Gull ------------------------------ L. dominicanus

Brown-hooded Gull ----------------- L. maculipennis

 

Arctic Tern ------------------------- Sterna paradisaea

Antarctic Tern -------------------------------- S. vittata

South American Tern ---------------S. hirundinacea

Sooty Tern ------------------------------------ S. fuscata

White Tern---------------- ------------------ Gygis alba

Black Noddy --------------------------- Anous minutus

Brown Noddy ------------------------------- A. stolidus

 

Austral Parakeet -------- Enicognathus ferrugineus

White-bellied Seedsnipe --------- Attagis malouinus

Short-eared Owl------------------------Asio flammeus

 

Green-backed Firecrown - Sephanoides sephanoides

 

Ringed Kingfisher ------------------- Ceryle torquata

 

Magellanic Woodpecker Campephilus magellanicus

 

Bar-winged Cinclodes ------------- Cinclodes fuscus

Blackish Cinclodes ---------------------C. antarcticus

Dark-bellied Cinclodes -------------- C. patagonicus

 

Thorn-tailed Rayadito ----- Aphrastura spinicauda

White-throated Treerunner-Pygarrhichas albogularis

Austral Tapaculo --------- Scytalopus magellanicus

 

Fire-eyed Diucon------------------ -----Pyrope pyrope

Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant Ð Muscisaxicola macloviana   

Austral Negrito--------------------------Lessonia rufa

Patagonian Tyrant -------Coloramphus parvirostris

Tufted Tit-tyrant ------------------Anairetes parulus

White-crested Elaenia -------------Elaenia albiceps

 

Chilean Swallow -------------Tachycineta leucopyga

South Georgia Pipit ------------- Anthus antarcticus

House Wren ----------------------- Troglodytes aedon

Austral Thrush ------------------ Turdus falcklandii

Austral Blackbird ----------------- Curaeus curaeus

Patagonian Sierra-finch --- Phrygilus patagonicus

Yellow-bridled Finch Melanodera xanthogramma

Rufous-collared Sparrow ---- Zonotrichia capensis

Long-tailed Meadowlark ----------- Sturnella loyca

Black-chinned Siskin ------------- Carduelis barbata

House Sparrow -------------------- Passer domesticus

Gough Bunting ----------------- Rowettia goughensis

 

Introductions:

Red-necked Francolin ------------ Francolinus afer

Ring-necked Pheasant -------- Phasianus colchicus

Barred Ground-Dove -------------- Geopelia striata

Common Waxbill -------------------- Estrilda astrild

Madagascar Fody ------- Foudia madagascariensis

Common (Indian) Mynah ------ Acridotheres tristis

Java Sparrow ------------------------ Padda oryzivora

Yellow Canary ------------------- Serinus flaviventris

 

Marine Mammals

 

Fin Whale -------------------- Balaenoptera physalus

Antarctic Minke Whale ------------- B. bonaerensis

Sei Whale ------------------------------------ B. borealis

Humpback Whale -------- Megaptera novaeangliae

Southern Right Whale -------- Eubalaena australis

Sperm Whale -------------- Physeter macrocephalus

CuvierÕs Beaked Whale --------- Ziphius cavirostris

Southern Bottlenose Whale-Hyperoodon planifrons

Strap-toothed Whale-----------Mesoplodon layardii

Beaked whales --------------------------- Unidentified

Killer Whale------------------------------ Orcinus orca

Long-finned Pilot Whale ------ Globicephala melas

Hourglass Dolphin ------ Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Southern Right Whale Dolphin --Lissodelphis peronii

Pantropical Spotted Dolphin ---------- S. attenuata

C Bottlenose Dolphin ------------ Tursiops truncatus

Rough-toothed Dolphin ---------- Steno bredanensis

South American Sea Lion -------- Otaria flavescens

South American Fur Seal -Arctocephalus australis

Antarctic Fur Seal -------------------------- A. gazelle

Subantarctic Fur Seal ------------------- A. tropicalis

Weddell Seal --------------- Leptonychotes weddellii

Leopard Seal --------------------- Hydrurga leptonyx

Southern Elephant Seal --------- Mirounga leonine

 

Terrestrial Mammals

 

Reindeer ---------------------------- Rangifer tarandus

Eurasian Rabbit --------------Oryctolagus cuniculus

 

Butterflies

 

African Monarch ----------------- Danaus chrysippus

Diadem Butterfly -------------- Hypolimnas misippus

Long-tailed Blue ------------------ Lampides boeticus

 

Selected other Wildlife

 

Whale Shark ------------------------ Rhonicodon typus

Shark Remora? (on above) ----- Echenes naucrates

Hammerhead Shark ------------------------Sphryna sp.

Shark sp.

Atlantic Green Turtle --------------- Chelonia mydas

Hawksbill Turtle ------------ Eretmochelys imbricata

Turtle sp.

Flying Fish sp

Blackfish ------------------------------ Melichthys niger

Sailfish sp. ---------------------------- family Xiphiidae

Java Gecko (St Helena) ----- Hemidactylus frenatus

ÒAntarcticÓ giant red jellyfish

Krill species

 

 

Wildlife List Part II Ð Ascension to Cape Verde Islands

 

This is the list of wildlife seen during the second part of the Atlantic Odyssey Expedition Cruise 2008, from Ascension Island, South Atlantic to the Cape Verde Islands, off West Africa, between 9^th and 15^th April 2008. The list covers sightings during the five days at sea and ashore during visits to the islands of Fogo and Santiago.

 

Birds

FeaÕs Petrel --------------------- Pterodroma feae

Bulwer's Petrel --------------- Bulweria bulwerii

Cory's Shearwater ------ Calonectris diomedea

Cape Verde Shearwater ----------- C. edwardsii

AudubonÕs Shearwater ---------- P. lherminieri

Sooty Shearwater -------------- Puffinus griseus

WilsonÕs Storm-petrel --- Oceanites oceanicus

White-faced Storm-petrel ------- Pelagodroma marina

Madeiran Storm-petrel - Oceanodroma castro

LeachÕs Storm-petrel ------------- O. leucorhoa

Red-billed Tropicbird ---- Phaethon aethereus

White-tailed Tropicbird -------------P. lepturus

Masked Booby ------------------ Sula dactylatra

Brown Booby --------------------- S. leucogaster

Cattle Egret ------------------------ Bubulcus ibis

Little Blue Heron? ------- Hydranassacaerulea

Western Reef Egret -------------Egretta gularis

Little Egret ---------------------------- E. garzetta

Purple Heron ------------------- Ardea purpurea

Grey Heron ---------------------------- A. cinerea

Glossy Ibis ----------------- Plegadis falcinellus

Eurasian Spoonbill -------- Platalealeucorodia

Common Buzzard ------------------ Buteo buteo

Common Kestrel ----------- Falco tinnunculus

Common Quail -------------- Coturnix coturnix

Helmeted Guineafowl ----- Numida meleagris

Common Moorhen ------- Gallinula chloropus

Whimbrel ------------------ Numenius phaeopus

Greenshank -------------------- Tringa nebularia

Lesser Yellowlegs --------------------- T. flavipes

Wood Sandpiper --------------------- T. glareola

Common Sandpiper -------- Actitis hypoleucos

Ruddy Turnstone ----------- Arenaria interpres

Pomarine Skua -------- Stercorarius pomarinus

Long-tailed Skua ----------------- S. longicaudus

Arctic Skua ------------------------- S. parasiticus

SabineÕs Gull ------------------------ Larus sabini

Arctic Tern -------------------- Sterna paradisaea

Sooty Tern ------------------------------- S. fuscata

White Tern------------------------------ Gygis alba

Brown Noddy --------------------- Anous stolidus

Cape Verde Swift --------------- Apus alexandri

Grey-headed Kingfisher --------------- Halcyon leucocephala

Black-crowned Finch-Lark ------- Eremopterix nigriceps

Cape Verde Warbler ------------- Acrocephalus brevipennis

Spectacled Warbler ---------Sylvia conspicillata

Blackcap ----------------------------- S. atricapilla

Brown-necked Raven --------- Corvus ruficollis

Common Waxbill ---------------- Estrilda astrild

Spanish Sparrow --------- Passer hispaniolensis

Iago Sparrow ------------------------- P. iagoensis

 

Marine Mammals

 

Baleen whale sp.

Short-finned Pilot Whale ------ Globicephala macrorhynchsu

Melon-headed Whale - Peponocephala electra

False Killer Whale ----- Pseudorca crassidens

RissoÕs Dolphin---------------- Grampus griseus

Beaked Whale sp.

BlainvilleÕs? Beaked Whale Ð Mesoplodon densirostris

Dwarf Sperm Whale------ Kogia breviceps

Spinner Dolphin ------ Stenella longirostris

Clymene Dolphin ----------------- S. clymene

Pantropical Spotted Dolphin - S. attenuata

 

Other Wildlife

 

Leatherback Turtle ---- Dermochelys coriacea                    Whale Shark --------- Rhonicodon typus